Easy-going Sebastien divides his time between working as a cleaning technician, caring for his widowed father, and running off to the park for soccer practice. Coasting through his existence, he's convinced he doesn't have much going for him.<br><br>That isn’t what his best friend Jack thinks. Quick-witted and passionate, Jack is fascinated by art and history, but the greatest book or painting could never compare to how he feels when he's alone with Sebastien.<br><br>In the last five years, Seb and Jack have shared everything, sometimes even a bed. Yet though their chemistry is smoking hot, Sebastien keeps Jack at a safe distance. But when the two move in together to lower their living expenses, that distance gets smaller and smaller, until Sebastien and Jack are standing so close, they can't see what's right in front of their eyes ... the love of their life.

Auguries of Summer

“What did he mean by that?” I asked, hooking my finger into Jack’s belt to jerk him a little closer.


Jack pressed his hand over my heart. “Oh, when we were downstairs, I told him that I was in love with you and that if he wanted to paint me, he’d have to paint me in love.”


I was sure Jack had felt my heart jump under his palm. “Oh yeah?” I said, as though it wasn’t a big deal. As though I wasn’t seconds away from breaking into a touchdown dance right here in the entrance.


Goddamn. It was the best I’d ever felt.


Jack shoved me a little. “And then I told him that you were in love with me, too.” He held his breath. “Now tell me, Seb, was I lying to him?” 8


Ryan pulled my hair harder, his belt buckle hitting my forehead.


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